👣 The Woman, 2011 👣 🎞 So a little about the plot ... When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy. 🎞 So what did I think? I love this film, it’s such an original and uncomfortable watch. It’s actually quite heartbreaking, especially watching the female characters being completely tormented and undermined at every turn. It’s pretty tense from beginning to end. From the outside the family appear to be perfect, but as the plot develops and the characters establish their true selves, it takes a much darker turn. The father is the true evil in this film. He mentally and physically abuses his wife, has inappropriate relationships and influence over his children, which results in disturbing consequences; I found this quite difficult to watch at times due to its sinister narrative. The father is clearly unhinged and dangerous and he is completely unpredictable in his actions. He has kidnapped a ‘wild’ woman and is keeping her captive and forcing her to conform. He is demanding that his family comply with the ‘project’ and contribute to tending to her. His blatant dismay and lack of consideration towards females is unsettling. The contrast between the public persona of the characters and the acts that they are inflicting in private is extremely effective. I’ve got to say that the acting was very strong from all; #SeanBridgers and #AngelaBettis collaboratively portrayed an uneasy relationship of Husband and Wife. #PollyannaMcIntosh as the crazed woman was unreal, the animalistic noises that she made and her movements/mannerisms were crazy good and extremely convincing. There are lots of great gore and cannibalism scenes which were pretty brutal and gross. This also had an amazing soundtrack; it contributes greatly to a haunting piece of work. Easily a 4.5/5! #TheWoman#PollyannaMcIntosh#AngelaBettis#SeanBridgers#LaurenAshleyCarter#LuckyMcKee#JackKetchum#horror#horrorfan#horrorgirl#horrorgeek#horrornerd#horroraddict#horrorlove#horrorlover#instahorror#horrorgram#horrorpage#review

#getshorty S01E08 now into EP9.. #AmaraDeEscalones gon kill errybody up in here lol she'll explode the studio when she finds out. Bet it was the blonde.. Cuz she knows Amara didn't like her, or dudes script that lewis #seanbridgers screwed over.. Script dude Might have said something to feds.. Maybe Ricky! #rayromano went to feds.. Good gawd.. (That face tho after the bathroom scene lmao it cannot be unseen) This will not end well!!! I know I'm behind. Better late than pregnant right? #LidiaPorto love this actress aka Amara De Escalones

Day 340 - Room (2015)
Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay and Sean Bridgers
Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson
Plot: A young boy is raised within the confines of a small shed.
Words: This is such a great movie, Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay were amazing in this. It's a really emotional film and I loved the little narration parts by Jack that are spread throughout the film. I've seen 2 films in the past week with Jacob Tremblay in and he has been great in both, I'm really interested to see what he ends up in next. This is a really short post today because I'm off to see The Disaster Artist in a minute, I hope it can do justice to the amazing film that it is based on.
9/10

Just realised I forgot one yesterday, so here goes
#evildeadguyshorrorchallenge day 31 - award for shittiest parents in a horror film
And it goes to the abusing, incestuous, raping arsehole that is Chris cleek and his wife belle who let's it all happen

HOOPTOBER 2017 DAY 23
The Woman (2011)
Dir. Lucky Mckee
DoP. Alex Vendler
I've seen most of Lucky Mckee's films and they didn't really work for me, but The Woman is hands down a great horror film. And the third and final cannibal film of this year's Hooptober.
Adapted from Jack Ketchum's novel of the same name, The Woman is a dark as fuck horror experience. But rather than being the sexist mess of exploitation I'd expected, it's a ferociously sharp film about patriarchy and domestic abuse. Key to all this is an excellent cast and everyone is on equal par. Lauren Ashley Carter, Pollyanna McIntosh, and Angela Bettis are phenomenal.
By the halfway mark you're not sure which of the films female characters is the titular woman because they are all victims of sean Bridger's foul Patrick Bateman-type family guy. First and foremost this is a film about abuse, Pollyanna McIntosh of receives the most shit but her physical abuses highlight the more subtle (though barely) forms of manipulation. For the whole family this is a breaking point, a brutal terrifying confrontation between a desperate family and their increasingly unhinged "owner". Gross, emotionally unrelenting, and tough to watch, it's a powerful film engineered to shock but not at the expense of its message. McKee is essentially asking: what type of man could treat women like second class citizens? The type of deranged doofus who romanticises sexual abuse in his own head. In a post Trump world, The Woman has taken on new more depressing readings. It's all just a bit too real.
#horror#horrormovies#hooptober#halloween2017#cannibalism#thewoman#luckymckee#femsploitation#pollyannamcintosh#angelabettis#cinematography#laurenashleycarter#seanbridgers#jackketchum

Fright Film Fest: The Woman (2011)
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When a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to "civilize" the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast coast for decades, he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy.

Wow. This movie was so much better than I had hoped for. It had me in its grasp from beginning till end. Brie Larson gave a believing and amazing performance as " Ma " and the child actor Jacob Tremblay just blew me away.
This movie dealt with heartwrenching and traumatic content and still it was filmed in a way that wasn't triggering to me. This movie gave me the chills, goosebumps, watery eyes and laughs. From beginning to start you cannot but adore that little boy, Jack. The way he sees the world. The way Ma protected him with every fiber in her body. The line between real and fantasy was sublime.
I give this movie 5 ☆☆☆☆☆ ( a 10 out of 10 )
This is definitely a movie that I'll be adding to my dvd collection and can be a movie that I will fall back on in difficult times as well as good times.
I highly recommend this movie, my friends.
#MovieTime#Room#BrieLarson#JacobTremblay#JoanAllen#SeanBridgers#WilliamHMacy#Drama#Thriller#BasedOnNovel#EmmaDonoghue#5Stars